**3. Conclusions**

Ensuring all children have access to high-quality early education leading to lifelong learning opportunities and long-term benefits is a noteworthy goal of global importance [1]. This chapter highlighted the significance of high-quality early childhood education and its associated benefits, while calling attention to the difficulties in obtaining adequate funding due to limited public investments at the federal and state level in the United States. Due to inadequate funding, many programs lack the necessary resources to provide quality benchmarks and instructional supports, which are crucial for young children to attain the lasting benefits of preschool [18]. Therefore, to provide opportunities for more children to engage in high-quality early learning environments, greater investments are needed.
